What better way to close out the week than live entertainment and a chance to win cash prizes! Check out this today’s edition to find out how you can be part of the fun!

4/24/2020

Win cash prizes by answering trivia in Cell Phone Smackdown!

Monday, April 27 at 8 p.m.

Sponsored by Student Activities Board

https://www.neon-entertainment.com/virtual-cell-phone-smackdown/

Follow @sab_calu on Instagram where the link to participate will be posted on Monday!

Brave Fest

Online Music Festival courtesy of Brave Enough

Friday & Saturday – April 24-25

Watch live at twitchtv/braveenoughlive

Friday Night Live

Fri, April 24 | 7pm |  https://www.facebook.com/degyentertainment/

Live Musical Acts featuring Edwin McCain, David Cook, Parmalee, The Skulls, Rachel Brown, and Conor Clemmons

Friday’s lineup includes: Arbour Season at 6pm, Jariah Higgins at 6:30pm, Dawson Hollow at 7pm, and Good Morning Bedlam at 7:30pm

Saturday’s lineup includes: The Last Bison at 6pm, Drakeford at 6:30pm, Taylor Reed at 7pm, and Telehope at 7:30pm

Food

The Country Thrift Market at the Greater Washington County Food Bank is reopening!

909 National Pike West, Brownsville, Pa., 15417.        Phone: (724) 632-2190

Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday Closed

Virtual resources available to students

Cal U Counseling Center Services:

The Cal U Counseling Center therapists are offering distance counseling for ongoing clients who are currently living in Pennsylvania (or whose state allows out-of-state practitioners).  For other students, the therapists are offering brief consultations to help locate other resources.  Students can call 724-938-4056 to leave a message, or email the therapists:  [email protected]; [email protected]; or [email protected].  In case of emergency, call 9-1-1 or your county’s emergency number.   For more information, visit https://www.calu.edu/news/announcements/view.asp?ID=22977.

The Student Association, Inc. (SAI)

SAI staff are working remotely from home.  We are available to answer questions via email.  Please email Nicole Arthur at [email protected] and she can direct your question to the appropriate staff member.

Educational:

Tiny Goat Visits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2anrWsl3Y! The Oregon Zoo has tiny goats that employees take for walks through the zoo so that the goats get exercise, and get to visit the other zoo animals (it’s educational as well, for those with children).

Entertainment/Media:

Virtual Bingo:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AdfhxpEXPJL8qiSKLmrxgDlqlHaZo2vw4B2z2FlIky4/edit?fbclid=IwAR01QOo3jDKRN4wIHsiLBqfsnO8jeYsNyBZA8-y8e9VIP-2EgVt3dHI-scE

Virtual Hogwarts Escape Room:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflNxNM0jzbZJjUqOcXkwhGTfii4CM_CA3kCxImbY8c3AABEA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0PUfZ7JJNIM7GCb0K1uIbhbQfk7WgFlxLafNybL4geJYo39BeI9ugfCJ0

Lindsey (Neon/Paint Social) –online activity: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paintsocialwithlindsey/videos/3240010252689453/

Paint Social: IGTV: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B95OyDYh36w/?igshid=eux3lppztc1x

Paint Social: https://www.facebook.com/1418145891555175/posts/2757608527608898/?vh=e&d=n

15 Broadway Plays and Musicals you can watch from home:

https://www.playbill.com/article/15-broadway-plays-and-musicals-you-can-watch-on-stage-from-home?fbclid=IwAR2mcfvsFG9oGMJV4q89aHmPJZbtr4BH8QsytYg9MW0EKgW7WVp3onUjXUU

Netflix Party – a new way to watch Netflix together for free: https://www.netflixparty.com/

Cal U Alumni Podcast on Spotify:  http://ow.ly/Xszu50yNYoD

Cal Times FB: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CalUTimes

CUTV FB: https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaUniversityTelevision/

WCAL: https://www.facebook.com/91.9WCAL/

Health & Wellness

Planet Fitness Work-Ins| Daily live streams at 7 p.m. |https://www.facebook.com/planetfitness

Free Library of Planet Fitness Work-Ins – https://www.youtube.com/planetfitness

Game Night

April 18, starting at 6 p.m.
Will be in the Computer Club discord, https://discord.gg/PSqt5XD
Check out the open Game Rooms to hang out with friends and play some of your favorite games!

Vulcan Wellness Challenge

Register for the Vulcan Wellness Challenge and complete it at home!

While we all continue to practice social distancing measures, the Cal U Alumni Association + Department of Recreation Services wants to help remind you that your health and wellness is also important during this time! We also want to stay “digitally together” during this time and be #CalUStrong for each other. So, we “challenge” all Cal U community members to take the Vulcan Wellness Challenge!

Finish all of the activities to beat the Vulcan Wellness Challenge! Everyone who completes the Vulcan Wellness Challenge will receive a Vulcan Wellness prize pack!

To complete the challenge:

Register online at https://tinyurl.com/v789tcu

Complete the following fitness challenges by May 1 and send us an email confirming you’ve completed the challenge by May 1, 2020.

The Vulcan Fitness Challenge includes:
Run, walk, cycle, or other cardiovascular exercise each day
20 push ups each day
20 jumping jacks each day
20 squats everyday
20 lunges everyday
1 min. abdominal plank everyday

But don’t stop there!  We encourage you to enhance your health and wellness by: doing increasing the suggested number of activities each day, following a sound nutritional plan, practice yoga, meditation, or other mental wellness activities, enjoying nature, and other activities that improve your health and wellness!

Share your wellness challenge photos to your favorite social media platform using the hashtag #vulcanwellnesschallenge and be sure to tag @calualumni and @calurecservices in your post!

Email photos of yourself, your friends, your family, and other Cal U community members completing the Vulcan Wellness Challenge to [email protected] to be featured in future publications.

Join the Count It Step Tracker as part of the Vulcan Wellness Challenge by clicking the link below!  Stay active with your friends by joining the Cal U team and seeing how your steps measure against the rest of the campus community!

Join by clicking: https://tinyurl.com/sdz82m3

Food Banks:

The Greater Washington County Food Bank (GWCFB.org) is open and has increased operations. If you are out of work without pay, you are eligible to receive food sourced from the state and federal government from a food bank or food pantry in Pennsylvania. This includes service workers who are unable to get shifts or hourly wage employees of non-essential businesses that have voluntarily closed due to COVID-19 mitigation.

You will need to complete an application for supplemental food assistance, and signatures have been temporarily waived due to COVID-19. You will be asked to provide your household size and weekly income level as of the day you apply. Complete income guidelines can be found at agriculture.pa.gov. Please call (724) 632 – 2190 x 107 to verbally complete your Application for Supplemental Food Assistance, or complete online on our sign-up page.

Fayette County Community Action Food Bank:
https://www.fccaa.org/programs-and-services.jsp?pageId=2090611881251049973235630

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: https://www.pittsburghfoodbank.org/get-help/

If you are needing food assistance outside of the areas listed above, please contact
Diane Hasbrouck at [email protected].

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Fraternity/Sorority Life:

PhiredUp is providing free online resources:
http://blog.phiredup.com/phired-up-provides-free-on-line-fraternitysorority-growth-education/?fbclid=IwAR2Q2XOhnxX0Dv7Lh0dwgaydWFwp7nl5Yt9E6_srFBIYSslIfFUEk42bZgc

Health and Wellness:

Allegheny Health Network: COVID-19 drive through virus testing information: https://www.ahn.org/news/03-18-2020/ahn-to-open-4-drive-collection-sites-covid-19-testing-throughout-western-pa

Library:
Internet Archive – Nonprofit library consisting of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

Meetings and Podcasts:
Virtual meeting tips: https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bedc8521b35278d680e478b/5e7251d0760345bb15274d52_Virtual%20Meeting%20Tips%20(Phired%20Up%20%26%20TechniPhi%20FREE%20Resource).pdf

TEAMS also has some features that are helpful for video chatting or even instant messaging. The chat feature has been helpful for quick dialogue throughout the day with colleagues.
Here are two tutorials conference services has found helpful:

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/microsoft-teams-video-training-4f108e54-240b-4351-8084-b1089f0d21d7

YouTube TEAMS instruction video: https://youtu.be/bK6ArmNdseo

Zoom Meeting Application and how to use the conferencing software.

https://zoom.us/download

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-How-Do-I-Join-A-Meeting-

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362413-How-Do-I-Schedule-Meetings-

Zoom meetings: https://calu.zoom.us

Email (web client) – https://outlook.com/calu.edu

Office 365 Online https://office.com

D2L: https://calu.desire2learn.com

Online Library Resources: https://library.calu.edu

Zoom background features using Canva: https://www.canva.com/ to jazz up your zoom meeting backgrounds.

Recreation and Activities:

YMCA – Boot Camp Yoga – 60 FREE online classes. The classes are available at ymca360.org.
No membership is needed to access the classes.

eSports:
“Madden 20/FIFA 20 eSports Ladder Tournament on IMLeagues: “www.imleagues.com/cup”

Virtual Fitness

Popsugar Fitness:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBINFWq52ShSgUFEoynfSwg

Beginner Bodyweight Workout:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L77b57erQ4M

Fitness Bender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L77b57erQ4M

Down Dog Fitness App: https://www.downdogapp.com/ (completely free until 4/1 or free until 7/1 for students/teachers if you sign up with your school account)

Beginner Flexibility Routine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_xrDAtykMI

Yoga for Anxiety and Stress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJbRpHZr_d0

Yoga for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7AYKMP6rOE

Peloton App: https://www.onepeloton.com/app (free for 90 days)

MyFitnessPal Apps: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/apps

Virtual YMCA: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOGt_IpceP_xQhhCMCrut_A?app=desktop

blogilates: https://www.youtube.com/user/blogilates/playlists (Full length pilates inspired workouts you can follow along at home)

Sarah’s Day: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR7omILXQ3ZjPDLakbk_OWTFZFh3Odorh (Quick workouts designed to work up a sweat and burn fat)

Additional List of Free or Reduce Services: https://www.militaryspouse.com/news/free-services-during-coronavirus-quarantine/

Outdoor Recreation

Find the best place to hike near you: https://www.alltrails.com/us/pennsylvania

Various Parks and Trails in Washington County: https://www.co.washington.pa.us/164/Parks-Recreation (Some parks may be closed as a precaution)

Various Parks and Trails in Fayette County: https://www.fayettecountypa.org/538/Parks-Trails (Some parks may be closed as a precaution)

Venture Outdoors Walks: https://walks.ventureoutdoors.org/?addr=&view=tiles&elev=under100%2Cover100&type=paved%2Cunpaved%2Ctrail&leng=under1%2Cover1&prox=near%2Cmid%2Cfar

Restaurants/Cooking at home:

From the Cal U Times:
https://www.caltimes.org/5704/entertainment/restaurants-near…ovid-19-outbreak/

Cooking at home:
Cheap, easy to make, easy to follow recipes with STEP by STEP instructions, https://www.budgetbytes.com/

Eat well on $4/day free PDF cook book, https://cookbooks.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf

Volunteer Opportunities:
The Greater Washington County Food Bank is in need of volunteers to help with the demand across our area. Please sign up with them directly at gwcbf.org.  They will work with you once you sign up to provide detailed information (day, time, location, etc.).

All other volunteer opportunities will be listed on Timecounts.  Please visit timecounts.org/calupa for the most up to date information in our area. If you need assistance creating an account or finding opportunities, please contact VPSL at [email protected].

Voting:
Pennsylvania is now allowing registered voters to vote using a mail-in ballot.
This link will allow people to apply for either a mail in ballot, or to apply for an absentee ballot:

https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/#/OnlineAbsenteeBegin

Online Absentee Application:  www.pavoterservices.pa.gov

You must be a registered voter to submit an application. You may check whether you are registered to vote in Pennsylvania using Find Voter Registration Status.

Please note, if you plan to vote using an absentee or mail-in ballot in the 2020 GENERAL PRIMARY held on 04/28/2020, your completed application must be received in the county office by 5:00 PM on 04/21/2020. The deadline to return your voted absentee or mail-in ballot is 8:00 PM on 04/28/2020.

Instructions:

• If you’re a voter with a valid PA Driver’s License or PennDOT ID number, you may apply with this online form.
• If you do not have one of these ID numbers, you will need to download a paper application and mail it to your County Board of Elections. Otherwise, you may visit your local county elections office.
  • For an absentee application, download the absentee paper application form.
  • For a mail-in ballot application, download the mail-in ballot paper application form.

Notice for Military and Overseas Voters: When applying for an absentee ballot, use the federal form.

NOTE: You must apply for an absentee or mail-in ballot for each election, unless you qualify for and request permanent status to vote by mail-in ballot.

Worship/Religious Services:

Cal U STAND Wednesday Night
A time of encouragement from God’s Word, interviews and a little bit of fun!
9 p.m. Every Wednesday Night
Join Zoom Meeting https://calu.zoom.us/j/836678434 Meeting ID: 836 678 434
or Instagram Live @standcalu

STAND SITdown
Group Discussion on the Bible
4 p.m. Tuesdays
Join Zoom Meeting https://calu.zoom.us/j/231460075 Meeting ID: 231 460 075

To talk or video chat with Cal U’s Campus Minister, please contact:
Pete Ware
Campus Minister
S.T.A.N.D.
California University of PA
CCO partnered with the STAND Ministry Council
cell 215-880-5872

CAL U Catholic with Meghan Larsen-Reidy
Virtual book group.  To join this group email [email protected] to get a physical book.
Zoom meetings will be scheduled to discuss the book.
A live rosary will happen every Wednesday, visit Instagram: @calucatholic to participate.

Cal U New Life

Students can get the latest information about New Life meetings/Bible studies/etc. by our Instagram (@newlifecalu) or by signing up for our email list (email Lizz Buchanan at [email protected]  to be added to the list).

Online religious services is Western PA:
https://www.wtae.com/article/list-places-of-worship-in-western-pa-offering-livestreamed-services/31807319

St. Peter in Brownsville is offering a livestream a live church service every Sunday at 11am on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/pg/HistoricChurchofStPeter/

St. Peter in Brownsville is offering a livestream on Facebook of the worldwide Rosary today at 4pm, Stations of the Cross this Friday at 7pm, and live church service every Sunday at 11am on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/pg/HistoricChurchofStPeter/